Camp — (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. {Campaign}, {Champ}, n.] 1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

camp — [kamp] n. [Fr &LT; OProv &LT; L campus, a field: see CAMPUS] 1. a) a place where tents, huts, barracks, or other more or less temporary structures have been put up, as for soldiers in training or in bivouac b) military life 2. a) a group of… … English World dictionary